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The ultimate Elvis

Name: The ultimate Elvis
Author: day
ISBN: 9780671870225

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Elvis lives! - in the most comprehensive and remarkable chronicle of his life ever published. The Ultimate Elvis features a never-before-compiled day-by-day calendar of Elvis Presley's life, from birth to death and beyond. Fan alert! If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the King of rock and roll, think again. The Ultimate Elvis is filled with newly discovered, historically accurate facts and events that even the most die-hard Elvis fan will be shocked and pleased to learn. More than sixteen years after his death, Elvis's charisma, innovative career, and vast achievements continue to amaze and inspire artists in music and entertainment, and Elvis's life still has an impact on society at large. His memory evokes unswerving devotion from legions of fans and admirers worldwide. Much more than a biography, The Utlimate Elvis features an extraordinary calendar that allows the reader to share the truimphs, tragedies, and everyday life of the world's most famous rock 'n' roll legend. Here is Elvis as you've never seen him before. Taken from a humble environment of poverty and naivete and thrust into a realm of exuberant public adoration, instant fame, and vast fortune, a young, white rockabilly singer with a grooving black sound became a symbol of sexual liberation, social action, and reform, and he instantly became the most sought-after male of our century. While the public viewed him as a daring emancipator who encouraged freedom, Elvis claimed he was "just a singer" who loved his mother, God, and country. When he was off stage and away from the adoring public, a lonely Elvis Presley tried to deal with inner personal torments, and each took its toll. This book's posthumous chronology illustrates how daily events continue to enhance the Elvis mystique and proves that the popularity of the King of rock 'n' roll is growing by leaps and bounds! Also included in The Ultimate Elvis are lists galore, from the men and women in Elvis's life, quotes about

Elvis lives--in the most comprehensive and remarkable chronicle of Presley's life ever published. The book features a day-by-day calendar of his life from birth to death, and a posthumous chronology details the very latest Elvis "events, " from stamps to sightings. Photos.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Pierce, a self-described ``Elvis fanatic,'' has put together an astonishing compendium of factoids, beginning with pronouncements about her idol from Janis Joplin (``Elvis is my man!'') and Jimmy Carter (``He was unique and irreplaceable.''). She then introduces the King's mother and father to each other in 1933, and we are off and rolling. Topics exhaustively covered include Elvis impersonators, Elvis's telephone numbers and addresses and women in his life. This last raises a puzzling question because, published almost simultaneously with this title is Don't Ask Forever (Nonfiction Forecasts, June 6), Joyce Bova's account of her three-year (1969-1972) affair with Elvis. Pierce's 12-page list of female companions goes right from Blackwood (Miss Memphis) to Boyd (a secretary at Graceland). How did Bova escape this indefatigable researcher? Oh well, the 49-page bibliography here will doubtless soon swell to twice that length. There are also lists of gold record singles, LPs on Billboard 's Top 10 charts, CD discography, sheet music, LP album releases and, yes, many more categories of lists, plus movie data. The King is dead. Long live the King? Photos. (Aug.)

Library Journal

Pierce has written a comprehensive compendium of Presleyana. In the first two-thirds of the book, she presents a detailed daily account of Presley's life, at times including pertinent social events that had an impact on Presley and rock'n'roll. The author completes the book by compiling amazing Elvis statistics such as lists of Presley's girlfriends, telephone numbers, nicknames, pets, backup singers, television and radio appearances, movie trivia, Elvis impersonators, band members, and memorabilia. She also includes a discography that lists singles, albums, CDs, bootlegs, unreleased tapes, and videos. Though countless Elvis books have appeared during the last three decades, this aptly named work provides fans and researchers with a much-needed resource. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 4/15/94.]-David Szatmary, Univ. of Washington, Seattle